Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
35 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2012
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1977
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
28% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
11% Agree
63% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
20% Good place
68% Not a good place
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